Holding device for fire-extinguishers.



F. F. ROWELL. HOLDING DEVICE FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHEHS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-24,19I5.

Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

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FRANK F. HOWELL, OF BAYSIDE, NEW YORK,,ASSIG1\TOR TO H.'W.JOHNS-"VIANVILLE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

HOLDING DEVICE FOR FIRE-EXTINGUISHERS. I

Application filed April 24,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK F. RowELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Bayside, county of Queens, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Holding Devices forFire-Extinguishers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hand fire extinguishers and comprises aconvenient form of rack or holding device for supporting. such fireextinguishers or similar articles in the proper position ready for useand easy detachment from the holder. I

The best form of apparatus at present known to me embodying my inventionis illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the holder, the fire extinguisherdesigned to be held thereby being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same parts.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top clip, and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are horizontal sections taken respectively on lines 4i,55 and 66 of Fig. 1. "i

Throughout the drawings like reference characters indicate like parts.1, represents the upright member forming the backbone of the apparatuswhich is adapted to be fastened to the wall of a building by means ofscrews or other convenient fastening devices passing through holes 11,'11, in the flanges of the upright, which is preferably given a T-crosssection, as shown in Figs. 3 to 6, with a central rib 10.

2, is a foot clip riveted to the lower end of the upright 1, asindicated at 3, 3. Preferablythis foot clip is formed with two divergingchanneled jaws 21, 22, each of which jaws has an inner lip 23, and anouter lip 24, so as to conveniently grasp any projecting rim B, upon thebottom of thefire extinguisher. I prefer to form this clip by stampingup a single pieceof metal in the shape shown in the drawings.

At the 11 per end of the upright there is fastened a -shaped metalstamping 7, as by I rivets 8, 8, which comprises an arch shaped clip1,-designed to grasp thehandle D, of the fire extinguisher A. Preferablythis handle clip is recessed on its under side so'that the handle D, mayfit into it, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. j v j 5, is a bifurcated springclip formed on a Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedApr. to, 1917.

1915. Serial No. 23,763.

.its length is located a socket piece 9, which has a recess in its faceapproximately elliptical shaped, the horizontal dimension of which isapproximately equal to the diameter of the filling cap G on the fireextinguisher, while its vertical dimension is somewhat greater with theresult th at the projection formed by said filling cap may'engage thissocket piece so as to prevent lateral motion but permit slight verticalmotion of the fire extinguisher. Thfi socket piece is fastened to theupright 1, in any convenient manner, as by rivet 12.

' The fire extinguisher for which my invention is primarily designed asa holder consistsof a cylinder A, with piston rod C, projecting from theupper end thereof provided with a handle D and a radially projecting lugF, arranged to swing under the piston lock E, when the piston rod isforced into the cylinder as far as it will go, the parts then bein inthe position shown in Fig. 2 in dotted lines. These extinguishersusually bear upon one side opposite to that where the filling cap G, isplaced, an elaborate label bearin the name of the device, that of the maer, and instructions for use. The purpose of the invention is to providea convenient and secure holding de vice'which will insure the operatorplacing his extinguisher securely in the holder and with the label sideoutward and the piston handle upward. To do this, the holder is firstplaced so that its annular base B, will fit into the channel jaws 21,22, and the same are then fiexed slightly downward far enough topermitthe handle D, to slip under the recess in the handle clip 4. Thefilling cap G, then engages the lower portion of the socket piece 9, andthe piston rod C, is firmly grasped by the bifurcated spring clip 5.When the downward pressure upon the extinguisher. is relieved, the footclip bends ack to its proper position,

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forcing the extinguisher upward so that the handle firmly engages thehandle clip 4, the filling cap G, moving into the upper position in thesocket piece 9. The fire extinguisher is then firmly held againstrotation and the proper exposure of the label on the outer side isinsured by the fact that if a careless operator endeavors to force theex tinguisherinto the rack with the label side inward, the piston lock Ewill strike the lug 6, so that it will be impossible to get the handleof the fire extinguisher into engagement with the clip 4, or the pistonrod into engagement with the clip 5.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A holding device for portable fire extinguishers and the likecomprising in combination a back bar of a length approximating that ofthe extinguisher, a foot clip projecting from the lower end thereof,adapted to grasp the bottom of the extin-' guisher, a holder for thehandle, and a bifurcated spring clip for the piston rod of the fireextinguisher extending from the upper end of the back bar, saidclipbeing provided with a projecting lug adapted to strike a projection onone side of the extinguisher, and prevent the piston rod entering theclip when the extinguisher is presented to the holder with saidprojection on the inside.

2. A holding device for portable fire extinguishers and the like,comprising in combination a back bar, a spring foot clip projecting fromthe lower end of the back bar and provided with upwardly extending lipsto engage recesses in the bottom of the extinguisher, a handle clipextending from the upper end of the back bar recessed on its undersurface, and a socket piece on the face of the back bar, adapted toengage a filling cap on the side of the extinguisher, having a recesswhose vertical dimension is greater than the diameter of the cap wherebythe necessary vertical motion of the extinguisher to free the handlefrom its clips is permitted while the cap is seated in the socket piece.

3. A holding device for portable fire extinguishers and the like,comprising in combination a back bar, a spring foot clip projecting fromthe lower end of the back bar and provided with upwardly extending lipsto engage recesses in the bottom of the extinguisher, a handle clipextending from the upper end of the back bar recessed on its undersurface, and a socket piece on the face of the back bar, adaptedtoengage a filling cap. on the side of the extinguisher, having a recesswhose vertical dimension is greater than the diameter of the cap wherebythe necessary vertical motion of the extinguisher to free the handlefrom its clips is permitted While the cap is seated in the socket piece,

together with a bifurcated spring clipadapted to engage the piston rodof the extinguisher provided with a downwardly proecting lug at itsinner edge.

FRANK F. ROWELL.

Witnesses:

W. W. FROTHINGHAM, HOWARD F. HUBER.

